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IraqPundit (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
A lot of Iraq's former Baathists now live in Syria, and another large group of former high-ranking Iraqi Baathists live in Qatar. Many think their symbolic leader is Izzat Douri, the only member of Saddam Hussein's inner circle to escape. But if I were sitting with the ex-Baathists in either Damascus or Doha, I would suggest they pick Juan Cole to head their gang instead. The professor who claims to...
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France 24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Iraq on Sunday for the first time said that the bombers who killed more than 150 people in Baghdad on October 25 came from neighbouring Syria, but steered well clear of accusing Damascus of collusion. "The group came from Syria but we are not accusing Syria again," said government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh on state television. His comments followed the broadcast of confessions from three...
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Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
WASHINGTON - The International Atomic Energy Agency and Syria are walking a tightrope and appear to be headed toward a collision over two nuclear sites where undeclared uranium was recently found. The agency found traces of uranium at the Dair Alzour nuclear site that are not included in Syria's declared inventory, according to a just released report. The Syrians said the uranium came from the Israeli...
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Infidel Bloggers Alliance (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
WASHINGTON - The International Atomic Energy Agency and Syria are walking a tightrope and appear to be headed toward a collision over two nuclear sites where undeclared uranium was recently found. The agency found traces of uranium at the Dair Alzour nuclear site that are not included in Syria's declared inventory, according to a just released report. The Syrians said the uranium came from the Israeli...
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Yahyasheikho786's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
n 1951 the Arab League established the Bureau for Boycotting Israel. Based in Damascus, Syria, the bureau has lost much of its authority since Egypt, Jordan and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) signed peace treaties with Israel… Before the US-led invasion, Iraq adhered closely to the instructions of the bureau. Israeli companies, those with Israeli shareholders [...]
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Web Digger (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Two years ago, Israel bombed a suspected nuclear site in Syria. Now the UN’s atomic watchdog agency is pressing Damascus for a return visit to the bombed facility — along with access to other military sites, where the Syrians have been up to some suspicious landscaping. According to the latest report by the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, inspectors turned up...
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Istanbul Calling (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Lots of chatter these days revolving around the issue of reviving negotiations between Syria and Israel. In recent weeks, Syrian President Bashar Assad has repeated his desire to return to the negotiating table with Israel and even asking for European and American help to make this happen (although insisting that the negotiations be indirect and use Turkish mediation.) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
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Middle East Watch (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
DEBKAfile "IAEA inspectors are to visit Damascus on Tuesday, Nov. 17, for clarifications of the conflicting explanations Syria has offered for uranium traces. They will also insist on making return visits to three military sites which Damascus has so far refused, following information received by the agency of clandestine 'nuclear activity' there. DEBKAfile's intelligence sources reveal that Israel...
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Netizen News Brief (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Subject: txt intl islm owg - The International Atomic Energy Agency is, as Jonathan noted , deeply disturbed by its latest findings on Iran. It is also deeply disturbed by its latest findings on Syria, which it detailed in another report released this week. Syria’s explanation of the uranium traces found at a Damascus research reactor did not fit the facts, the report said, nor did these traces...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Damascus - Syria denied Tuesday that its foreign minister met with a member of the Israeli press in Paris last week. Syria categorically denied allegations made in the Israeli Maariv newspaper that a meeting took place in Paris between Syrian Foreig...
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FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
And Forms Better Links With Muslim Neighbours "Turkey, which applied to join European organisations as long ago as 1958 (more than half a century ago) is still waiting for a result, and is unlikely to be accepted. German and French leaders have admitted recently that this is simply because Turkey is Muslim. The final decision of the EU will be known next month, and it will be in Turkey’s...
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GayandRight (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
I love it when this happens.... Five Hamas operatives and two Iranian Revolutionary Guards trainers were killed in an explosion that took place on a Hamas military base near Damascus, Syria, Kuwaiti daily al-Siyasa reported on Sunday. According to the report, the explosion occurred at the start of November, and five more Hamas operatives were also injured during weapons training. Sources told the paper...
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Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
The Kuwaiti daily Al-Siyassa, known for its anti-Syrian orientation, reports that five Hamas operatives and two members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) were killed two weeks ago in an explosion near Damascus. According to the ... November 15, 2009, 9:57 am
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Al Ahram Weekly (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
The Israeli navy reported having discovered tons of rockets and other weapons onboard a ship bound for Syria. But Syrian officials dismiss all allegations, Bassel Oudat reports from Damascus
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Human Rights Watch (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
(New York) - The Damascus Bar Association should reverse this week's decision to permanently disbar the lawyer and rights activist Muhanad al-Hasani, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch also urged Syrian authorities to free al-Hasani, who is in detention awaiting trial on charges of "weakening national sentiment" and "spreading false information." read more
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